Giant Ficus

Near the bastion Bab Marrakch and inside the craft center there's a courtyard with a giant ficus tree, which is a major tourist attraction. People come to the center almost as much to see the ficus tree as they do to see the jewelry crafts and wooden objects. There are plenty of stories about how it was born and grew so much, despite being surrounded by the city walls, and this happened for more than three centuries. The ficus tree provides shade for the entire courtyard and it has roots that look like an elephant's foot, as if several trees had come together to form a single tree. It is quite